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LARCENY.

No. 5 of 1865.

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any infamous crime as hereinafter defined, with the view or intent in any of such cases to extort or gain by means of such letter or writing any property, chattel, money, valuable security, or other valuable thing from any person, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life,. and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or with- out whipping.

(2) The abominable crime of buggery, committed either with mankind or with any beast, and every assault with intent to commit the said abominable crime, and every attempt or endeavour to commit the said abominable crime, and every solicitation, persuasion, promise, or threat offered or made to any person whereby to move or induce such per- son to commit or permit the said abominable crime shall be deemed to be an infamous crime within the meaning of this Ordinance.

to accuse of

extort.

35. Every person who accuses or threatens to accuse, Accusing or either the person to whom such accusation or threat is made threatening or any other person, of any of the infamous or other crimes crime with lastly herein before mentioned, with the view or intent in any intent to of the cases last aforesaid to extort or gain from such person 24 & 25 Vict. so accused or threatened to be accused, or from any other c. 96, s. 47. person, any property, chattel, money, valuable security, or 1908.1 other valuable thing, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.

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[cf. No. 3 of:

violence or

execute

to defraud.

36. Every person who, with intent to defraud or injure Inducing any other person, by any unlawful violence to or restraint person by of, or threat of violence to or restraint of, the person of threat to another, or by accusing or threatening to accuse any person deed, etc., of any treason, felony, or infamous crime as herein before with intent defined, compels or induces any person to execute, make, 24 & 25 Viet. accept, indorse, alter, or destroy the whole or any part of c. 96, s. 48. any valuable security, or to write, impress, or affix his name, 1903.]

[ef. No. 3 of or the name of any other person or of any company, firm, or co-partnership, or the seal of any body corporate, company, or society, upon or to any paper or parchmen, in order that the same may be afterwards made or converted into, or used For dealt with as, a valuable security, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.